Search

037-001473627

1. Add MS 88931/13/3/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 88931/13/3/1
Title:
Letters From Mervyn Peake
Scope & Content:
Mostly letters from periods in which Mervyn and Maeve were apart, either due to travel or Mervyn's various stays in hospital. Also includes two poems and a valentine.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1937-1960s
Extent:
5 files

2. Add MS 88931/13/3/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 88931/13/3/1/1
Title:
Letters From Mervyn Peake (part 1)
Scope & Content:
Autograph letters and poem to his wife Maeve Gilmore. Poem: 'The Dwarf of Battersea': ballad poem written for Maeve with introduction by Mervyn and sketch of Mervyn watching the Dwarf seize Maeve; 1937 (8 leaves plus envelope). Letters: 'My sweetest, my most dear darling Maeve': with drawing in...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1937-1944
Extent:
1 oversize file

3. Add MS 88931/13/3/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 88931/13/3/1/2
Title:
Letters From Mervyn Peake (part 2)
Scope & Content:
Comprises autograph letters sent by Peake to his wife Maeve Gilmore whilst travelling through Europe on assignment for the Leader magazine, where he attended the war crimes trial of Nazi officer Peter Back and visited Belsen concentration camp: A. ‘Darling little lover’: undated (2 leaves). B. ‘...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1945
Extent:
1 file

4. Add MS 88931/13/3/1/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 88931/13/3/1/4
Title:
Letters From Mervyn Peake (part 4)
Scope & Content:
Autograph letters sent to his wife Maeve Gilmore at Woodcote Road, Wallington, Surrey. From Guernsey and Sark: ‘My own dear darling’: airmail letter from Guernsey; postmarked 26 June 1957 (1 leaf). ‘1) To canalize my chaos’: list of resolutions; postmarked 26 June 1957 (1 leaf plus envelope, wit...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1957-1958
Extent:
1 file

5. Add MS 88931/13/3/1/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 88931/13/3/1/5
Title:
Letters From Mervyn Peake (part 5)
Scope & Content:
Autograph letters to his wife Maeve Gilmore. From Reed Thatch, Sussex to Berlin : 'For Maeve: Now, with the rain about her, I can see': poem; July 1960 (1 leaf plus envelope). ‘Dearest darling’: with illustration of dog; postmarked 11 May 1961 10.30am (1 leaf plus envelope). ‘My darling’: postm...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1960s
Extent:
1 file

6. Add MS 88931/13/3/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 88931/13/3/1/3
Title:
Letters From Mervyn Peake (part 3)
Scope & Content:
Autograph letters to his wife Maeve Gilmore. To 70 Glebe Place, Chelsea: 'My own sweet wife': inscribed ‘Clos de Bas, 2nd' [Sark] (5 leaves plus envelope postmarked 3 June 1946). 'My Maeve, my artist-girl': undated [1946? Letter addressed to 'companion of ten years' so probably sent to Maeve wh...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1946-1956
Extent:
1 file

Limit your search